Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-25
PAST AND FUTURE.

telegraph lines.
PAST AND FUTURE.
The report, in conclusion, says:
Important repairs have been made
on the following bridges South Anna,
Little river, Rivanna, Mediums river,
South river, First Jackson's river,
Third Jackson's river, Third Dunlop's
creek, First Laurel creek, First Mud
river, and Second Mud river. And
considerable repairs have also been
done on the following trestles Blows
Mill, McLean's, Diascond, Chicka-
hominy A and b, Gillie's creek, Ronce-
verte saw-mill (near Talcott), near
Quinnimont, Big creek, Hurricane, and
2i mile trestle.
We will require in the year 1887 350,-
eco cross-ties for repairs of main track
and existing sidings and 300 tons of
61J-pound steel rail to take out older
and lighter. rails in the main track,
which, when taken out, we will use for
repairs OF old and construction of new
sidings. We expect 10 put In con
siderable amount CT gravel and rock
ballast during the season, regarding
that as essential to the perfection OF
the track. Of course due regard to
the amount which we can afford TO ex-
pend will be had in putting the ballast
III.
CONSTRUCTION AND IMPROVEMENT.
There was expended for this account
the sum OF S123, ,046.S0, the principal
items being wharves at Newport News,
as follows On Pier No. ], 81, ,07l3J ;
on Pier No. 2, 1886 25; on coal
pier, S116.07. Total, S25, 123.7l.
The company creosoted at IT'S own
works ut Newport News 37,863 lineal
feet Of piles, at cost of 81, 1867 AT
Money Point there was creosoted by
the Old Dominion Creosote- Works, for
use at our Newport-News wharves, 49,,
27S lineal feet Of piles at cost OF
60, ,5S1. 90. Three hundred and ninety-six
cubic yards Of rock was used in filling
Pier No. ], and l0S cubic yards at Pier
No. 2. In Pier No. l we drove 26,3l1
lineal feet of creosoted piles, and in
Pier No. 221, 735 lineal feet of creo-
soted piles,
A tobacco storage shed was built at
Newport News at cost of 81, ,S79, ,23.
An iron bridge, costing s5,S71.35, was
erected over Cowpasture river.
In Great Bend tunnel 2602 lineai feet
of arching was done at cost Of sl2,-
261 81, and in Kelly's tunnel 56 lineal
feet of arching was put i'll at cost of
S2,908.35.
For ballast and ballasting was ex-
pended S3,441.93; new machinery for
Richmond and Huntington shops, S20,-
1868; crossing gates at Richmond,
81, 1888 passenger-station at Wayncs-
boro' Junction, S2,0G8.0l watersta-
tions, S2,952.61; telegraph lines,
$3,0lS.12 and for sidings, aggregating
4.32 miles, S23, ,061.74.
CONTEMPLATED IMPROVEMENTS.
II is necessary to put up at Newport
News an additional coal pier of say 275
feet in length, and to lay considerable
number of side tracks In the yard for
the greater dispatch of business at that
point, and provide additional storage
room for export freight.
A small pier for the special use OF our
passenger steamers between Newport
News and Norfolk is being bnilt.
at proper points on the line Of the
road II is necessary to lay some eigh-
teen miles of side tracks, so as to IA
cilitate the handling of trains by having
frequent passing points conveniently
arranged for that purpose. II is also
contemplated TO put up coaling stations
for engines at Providence Forge, at
Ronceverte, and at Huntington. This
will greatly diminish the distance which
We have to haul our fuel for engines
and greatly facilitate coaling engines,
and will result i'll much saving i'll that
particular.
The acquisition of additional rolling
stock will necessitate the erection of
paint-shop at Huntington and the ex-
tension of the mschine-shop to the
length of 800 feet. A considerable
portion of our passenger equipment
has been in service for a number OF
years, and is in that condition when it
is unwise to expend much in rebuilding
it, and from ten to twelve new cars
should be added to the equipment in
the coming spring.
There is in the shops material for
four new baggage and express-cars.
Ten consolidated freight engines have
been ordered for delivery during the
earlier months of 1887. The estimates
for new work required to handle the
present traffic of the road with dispatch
and economy aggregate S275, 900, and
for new locomotives end passenger
equipment $50, 900, a total of Si25,-
0C0. Should our business increase ma
terially additional expenditures will be
required.
EXPRESSIONS OF SATISFACTION.
With the additions and improve
ments that / have mentioned / am sat
isfied that we will be able to handle
promptly and successfully during the
year 1887 the business of the road. On
the whole | regard the results of the
wears transactions as favorable. Our
business in coal was considerably af-
fected by n strike amongst the miners
on New river, which lasted for say
about two months of the best portion
of the year.
The outlook is, am inclined to think,
much more favorable for the business
of the year 1887 than it was for the
business of the year 1886.
Our employees are working faithfully
and in good spirit, and anticipate de-
cidedly better results from the current
than from the past year.
l have been ably sustained by my
subordinatesy with scarcely an exception,
and return iii this manner my thanks
to them for their cooperation.
LEASE CONFIRMED.
General Wickham offered the follow
ing, which was adopted:
RcsolUed, That the agreement OF
lease bearing date June Is, 1886, en-
tered into between this company and
the Newport-News and Mississippi
Valley Company be, and the same is,
hereby ratified, approved, and con-
frmed.
Mr.. G. Z. Workman offered the fol-
lowing:
Resolved, That G. p. Huntington, G.
Adolphe Low, A. S. Hatch, Elias s.
Higgins, John Castree, A. E. Orr, Ex.
Norton, Isaac e. Gates, Edward L.
of New York w. @. Wick
ham, and John Echols, Of Virginia, be
elected directors of this company for
the ensuing year.
The resolution was adopted, and the